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Virginia House Passes Bill to Protect Religious Business Owners
MRC TV ^ | 02/17/2016 | Brittany M. Hughes

Posted on 02/17/2016 2:35:36 PM PST by Olog-hai

The Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure Tuesday that would prohibit the state from taking action against businesses that refuse services to same-sex couples or people who engage in extra-marital sex.

The House passed the controversial bill in a 56-41 vote, with supporters saying the legislation would protect religious rights of business owners from state-led lawsuits or the loss of state grants and contracts for simply refusing service to gay couples. ...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; birdsofafeather; businessowners; freeexercise; gaystapo; homofascism; homosexualagenda; lavendermafia; tedspeople; terrymcauliffe; virginia

1 posted on 02/17/2016 2:35:36 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Good on one state. Now, if we can get the other “56” to follow suit.


2 posted on 02/17/2016 2:41:47 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: Olog-hai

they want to follow sharia but ban Christian religious beliefs


3 posted on 02/17/2016 2:52:33 PM PST by Mr. K (Trump/Cruz 2016)
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4 posted on 02/17/2016 3:14:01 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: Olog-hai
The Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure Tuesday that would prohibit the state from taking action against businesses that refuse services to same-sex couples or people who engage in extra-marital sex.

It'll be interesting to see how they determine the second part. Notarized document?

5 posted on 02/17/2016 3:17:56 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Olog-hai

How about taking this a step further, and just legalize FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION for everybody?


6 posted on 02/17/2016 3:47:08 PM PST by River Hawk
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To: Olog-hai; All
I overall like the referenced Virginia bill.

My reservation about the bill is this. I wonder if Virginia lawmakers are aware that the 14th Amendment already basically prohibits the states from doing what this bill is intended to prohibit Virginia from doing.

14th Amendment, Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States [emphasis added]; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

7 posted on 02/17/2016 5:48:52 PM PST by Amendment10
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To: Olog-hai

Dead on arrival at Terry McAullifs desk.


8 posted on 02/17/2016 9:58:17 PM PST by Angels27
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To: Angels27

Of course. But recently, the matter of CCW reciprocity went the legislature’s way after a McAuliffe veto.


9 posted on 02/17/2016 10:01:09 PM PST by Olog-hai
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